Curriculum Vitae Nils-Claudius Gellrich

Curriculum Vitae
Nils-Claudius Gellrich
Position:
Director and Chairman Dept. of Oral and M axillofacia l Surgery
Date of birth:
September the 27th, 1963
Family status;
married with Dr. Britta Gellrich M D (General P ractioner );
3 daughters
Academic studies:
1982
Studies in dentistry and medicine at Christian -Albrechts-University,
Kiel, Germany
1983 - 1989
Scholarship holder of the "German National Scholarship Foundaton "
1988
Licence as D.M.D.
1989
Preliminary licence as M.D.
1991
License as M.D.
Work experience abroad:
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Study period in Bangor (North Wales/Great Britain )
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Study period in Montgomery and Birmingham (Alabama/USA)
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Study period in Zurich (Sw itzerland)
Postdoctoral activities:
1990 - 1993
Specialist training in Oral and Maxillofacial S urgery at RuhrUniversity Bochum, Germany
01/1994
Licence for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
01/1996 - 03/1997
“Oberarzt ” at Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at RuhrUniversity Bochum, Germany
07/1996
Qualification in Regional Plastic Surgery
04/1997 - 09/2004
Associate Professor and deputy of the chairman at Dept. of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery at Albert-Ludwigs-Universit y Freiburg,
Germany
2001
Qualification as Oral Surgeon
Since 10/2004
Chairman of Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Hannover
Medical School, Hannover, Germany
2009
Lt.Col. (reserve) in the German Medical Corps
Scientific career:
1991
Degree in medicine
1992
Degree in dentistry
1994 - 1995
Research grant at the Department of Neurophysiology at RuhrUniversit y Bochum , Germany
1995 - 1998
DFG research project 820- 2/1, applicant & principal investigator, in
the research field of neuroprotection using the model of traumatic
optic nerve lesions
06/1996
Habilitation in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
"Histomorphologische und elektrophysiologische Untersuchung zur
traumatischen Sehnervschädigung"
07/2001
Appointment as „Associate Professor“ at Albert- Ludwigs-University
Freiburg, Germany
2003 - 2005
DFG project GE 820/6- 1, applicant & principal investigator
"Untersuchungen zum Osteoblastenwachstum auf biodegradierbaren,
3D-geplotteten, vitalisierten Trägermatrizes in Kalottendefekten"
2000 – 2004
Ranking in applications for a University Professorship for Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery: Bochum (tertio loco), Basel (secundo loco),
Kiel (secundo loco), Regensburg (secundo loco), Frankfurt a.M.
(primo loco), Hannover (primo loco)
01/2004
Appointment for the chairman position at the Dept. of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University
Frankfurt, Germany
10/2004
Appointment for the chairman position at the Dept. of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery at Hannover Medical School, Hannover,
Germany
2005
Research grant by "Volkswagen-Stiftung" (Volkswagen Fund)
2005
DFG project Ru 1224-1/1, co-applicant in the research field of Tissue
Engineering
2007
AO ResearchGrant F-07-58K, co-applicant:” Prefabrication of
vascularized bone grafts in the latissimus dorsi muscle in sheep for
reconstruction of large segmental bone defects by using Chronos®scaffolds”
2009
AO CMF -Grant C-09-4E, co -applicant, “Multimodal virtual model for
computer -assisted complex reconstruction of the midfacial
deformities“
2010
AO CMF -Grant C-10-17R, co -applicant, „Imaging and Planning in
Surgery”
2011
DFG-project Ge820/8-1, applicant & principal investigator,
“Entwicklung prävitalisierter metallischer Hybrid -Implantate mit
Biopolymerbeschichtung zur biologisch adäquaten
patientenspezifischen Rekonstruktion von Gesichtsschädeldefekten“
2011
CORTISS- u. Wille-Foundation, „Präfabrikation kombinierter Hartund Weichgewebstransplantate aus modular zusammengesetzten, axial
vaskularisierten und osteogen besiedelten ß-TrikalziumphosphatHohlzylindern mit individuell angulierter Konfiguration zur
Thoraxwandrekonstruktion im Schafmodell“
Key research interests:
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Complex reconstructive strategies in CMF-surgery
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Tissue-transplantation and regeneration
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Tissue engineering
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Patient-specific implants
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Computer-assistierte planing and surgery
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Multimodale imaging analyzis
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Intraoperative navigation
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Neuroprotection and -regeneration
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Consultant to the German ministery of defense in the board of
military medicine
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie
(Kranio-Maxillo -Faziale Chirurgie) (German Association for Oral
& Maxillofacial Surgery), Gesamtverband der Deutschen
Fachärzte für Mund-Kiefer-Gesichtschirurgie e.V. (member in
board of directors)
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische und
Wiederherstellungschirurgie (president 2012)
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Schädelbasischirurgie (German Skull
Base Society) (president)
M emberships:
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund - und Kieferheilkunde
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Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kieferchirurgie der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund - und Kieferheilkunde
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DÖSAK (Deutsch-Österreichisch-Schweizerischer Arbeitskreis
für Tumoren im Kiefer- und Gesichtsb ereich - German -AustrianSwiss Working Group of Head and Neck Tumors)
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Member and representative for oral and maxillofacial surgery,
Wehrmedizinischer Beirat der Bu ndeswehr
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Vereinigung der Hochschullehrer für Zahn-, Mund- und
Kieferheilkunde e.V.
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European Association for Cranio -Maxillofacial Surgery
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International Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Computer - und Roboter -assistierte
Chirurgie
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AO Alumni Association CMF (presently international
representative)
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European AO-CMF Faculty; European Board Member AO-CMF
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Hans-Pichler-Award 2000 of the Austrian Association of Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Poster award 2003 of the German Skull Base Society
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DÖSAK-Award 2004 (Deutsch -Österreichisch-Schweizerischer
Arbeitskreis für Tumoren im Kiefer - und Gesichtsb ereich –
German-Austrian-Swiss Working Group of Head and Neck
Tumors)
Honours:
International teaching experience
Organisation, development and guidance of International AO- CMF-Courses :
Orthognathic Surgery and Craniofacial Deformities 2010 (Hannover, Germany)
1st Advanced Orbital Reconstruction Course 2004 (Oberdorf, Switzerland)
2nd Advanced Orbital Reconstruction Course 2006 (Interlaken, Switzerland)
3rd Advanced Orbital Reconstruction Course 2008, (Khalkidhiki, Greece)
4th Interlaken Advanced Orbital Reconstruction Course 2010 (Mallorca, Spain)
International AO-CMF Course 2009 (Davos, Switzerland)
International AO-CMF Course 2010 (Davos, Switzerland)
International AO-CMF Course 2011 (Davos, Switzer land)
International Chairman of
AO courses in Mexico (Chihuahua, Guajuanato, Guadelajara, Cueretaro),
Minneapolis (Minnesota, USA),
Carillo (Argentina),
Mailand (Italy),
Singapore
International faculty member contribution to symposia and courses of International
expert associations as well as International AO-courses:
(with more that 100 lectures)
European Skull Base Society (Rotterdam/ Netherlands, Prague / Czech Republic), Italian
Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery , Spanish Association for Oral and
Maxillofacial Society, Danish Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Society, Australian New
Zealand Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, South African Association for Oral
and Maxillofacial Surgery, Japanese Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (two
one-week lecture tours with a series of lectures at several Japanese universities, South Korean
Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hong Kong Association for Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery, Hong Kong & Singapore and & Australian Association for Head and
Neck Oncology)
Intl. AOCMF Courses: Davos (Switzerland) (multiple), Hong Kong (China), Granada &
Barcelona (Spain), Bruges (Belgium), Helsinki (Finland), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Cascais
(Portugal), Rosemont (IL, USA) (multiple), Vail (CO, USA), Lake Tahoe (CA, USA)
Baltimore (MA, USA), Buenos Aires / Argentina, London &Birmingham & Lake District
(UK), ACMF (Baltimore/MA USA, Frankfurt / Germany, Bologna / Italy)
Others: Prague/ Czech Republic, Dubai & Abu Dhabi /UAE, Riyadh & Jeddah /Saudi Arabia,
Mjölndal / Sweden, Teheran / Iran, Hannover /Germany